Yes, it is painted Hugger Orange.
This Chevrolet COPO Camaro appears like any other drag racing package. You’d expect it to have all the same features as its Mopar or Ford Performance counterparts, including a large hood scoop and drag radials and a TH400 quick-shift gearbox. What makes this beast capable to run an 8.5 second quarter-mile?
The bowtie brand offers a 427 cubic-inch LSX-powered motor and a 350 cubic-inch supercharged version based upon the same architecture. Although horsepower figures for the larger option are not yet available, we can confirm that the smaller version with the 2.6-liter blower will produce 570 horsepower (425 megawatts). Wait, what is COPO?
It stands for Central Office Production Order. This clever method was used by the automaker to circumvent corporate performance limits in the 1960s. Chevrolet dealerships were able to make high-performance versions of their vehicles while staying out the trouble.
You’ve probably heard the power is all argument a million times. But it’s obvious that this package is more than a bench racer. The vehicle appears to be equipped with all the amenities that John Force would love. It has a carbon fiber air intake, dual batteries, weightbox, wheelie-bar and Hoosier drag radials. This vehicle would look great at the Pro-Stock NHRA events.
Although only 69 drag beasts are made each year, this example is the one and only. It is also painted Hugger Orange, one of seven COPO paint codes. Chevy will also offer customers who are lucky enough to own one the option to personalize it.
Although it isn’t as fast as the race-ready options offered by Dodge or Ford it’s still very competitive.